Sony W530 vs Sony A68

Let's take a deeper look at the Sony W530 and Sony A68, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the W530 (14MP) and A68 (24MP) and the W530 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The W530 was released 5 years earlier than the A68 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the W530 matches up versus the A68 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530 and Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are available at Sony W530 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and size. The Sony W530 has exterior dimensions of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs) while the Sony A68 has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Check out the Sony W530 and Sony A68 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the W530 against the A68.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the W530 and A68 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements just by researching specs. The graphic below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the W530 and A68.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The W530 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A68 will result in more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older W530 will be behind in sensor technology.